American Time Use Survey  2005 Microdata Files

This page includes links to the 2005 ATUS microdata files and
supporting documentation. Researchers can use the ATUS microdata files to
produce their own time-use estimates or do other analyses. Each ZIP file
contains a data file along with computer programs that will read the data
file into SAS, SPSS, and Stata. The data files are in CSV-format
(comma-separated values).

The microdata files do not contain time-use estimates. Tables showing
time-use estimates for major activity categories, selected detailed
activities, and selected demographic and labor force characteristics are
available on the ATUS Web site under the headings News Releases,
Charts and Tables.

2005 Basic ATUS Data Dictionaries (PDF Files)

ATUS-CPS 2005
Data Dictionary Describes the ATUS-CPS file and includes names and
descriptions of the variables appearing on the file. Variables on the
ATUS-CPS file were collected 2 to 5 months before the ATUS interview.

ATUS-CPS
2005 file (zip) (7.8 MB) The ATUS-CPS file contains information
about each household member of all individuals selected to participate
in ATUS. The information on the ATUS-CPS file was collected 2 to 5
months before the ATUS interview.

ATUS
2005 Trips file (zip) (0.6 MB) The Trips file contains information
about the number of times the respondent was away from home for 2 nights
or more in a specific reference month. This file does not include
weights. For more information about the Trips file read the Notice about Trips file.